2017 NAIA Football Players of the Week — No. 8

Amies, Overton and Trosin claim national weekly honors

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Griff Amies of Rocky Mountain (Mont.), Chris Overton of St. Ambrose (Iowa) and Tanner Trosin of Southern Oregon were named the NAIA Football National Players of the Week, the national office announced Monday. The trio was chosen for their performances during the week of October 23 – 29 and were selected out of a pool of conference award winners.

Special Teams Player of the WeekGriff Amies, Rocky Mountain (Mont.)Sr., K, Newport Beach, Calif.• Converted a 45-yard field goal as time expired to give the Battlin’ Bears a 30-27 upset victory over then-No. 11 Montana Tech last Saturday. • Weekly stats: o Three-for-four on field goal attempts, including the 45-yard game-winner. o Three-for-three PATs o Third game this season with at least 10 points scored o Second national weekly award this season

Defensive Player of the WeekChris Overton, St. Ambrose (Iowa)Sr., DE, Springfield, Ill.• Set a St. Ambrose single-game record with 4.5 sacks in the Bees’ 35-29 victory against Robert Morris (Ill.).• Weekly stats: o 4.5 sacks (new program record) o 14.5 sacks on the season (new program record) o Seven total tackles

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